Work-bench.



T. SWANSON. WORK BENCH. APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1914.

1,1 12,729. Patented 0ct.6,1914.

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THEODORE SWANSGN, 0F LYNN CENTER, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. e, mie.

Application led May 9, 1914. `Serial No. 837,567.

To all whom it may Concern Be it known that I, THEoDoRn SwANsoN, residing at Lynn Center, in the county of Henry and State of illinois, have invented a new and Improved `Work-Bench, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention, which relates to work benches, is more especially designed to serve as acarpenters bench, and it comprehends generally a bench of the general type stated having an improved means whereby lumbe-r may be conveniently held for being planed 0H evenly and square, with perfect accuracy; and ease and without the necessity of testing', the work with squares, gages or other lilej implements. 'f

Primarily, my invention has for its Object to provide an improved work bench of the kind stated of a simple, compact and ec0` nomical construction, in which the parts are coperatively so combined and arranged that they can be so formed to the desired sizes and shapes that they can be readily assembled for use, and which are so joined that the bench may be worked from either the right or left hand side. l

My invention also seeks to provide, in af bench of the character stated, a simple and easily adjusted and manipulated guiding means for the planer, whereby in use itwill plane a perfectly straight edge to square perfectly with the fiat side of the board be ing planed and in which the parts are so" connected and operatively combined that the` entire bench may bey easily moved about without the necessity of taking out a part..

Again, my invention has for its purposey to provide a work bench of the character mentioned whose parts are so formed and adapted for being operatively so connected that the said part-s may be, when desired,` readily taken apart in sections or in separate pieces.

With other objects in viewthat will hereinafter appear, my invention consists ofi certain improvements in work benches that embody the ,peculiar construction and novelA combination of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, the hinged top or flat planing board being shown in the operative position, a part thereof being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of my improved worlr bench the hinged top board being atl its swung down position. Fig is a cross section thereof taken on the line 3 3 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is' a cross sectiontaken on the line 4 4 on Fig. 2..

In carrying out invention, I form the framing of the benchinthe manner' best shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, by reference to which it will be seen that the oppositely disposed horizontal timbers 1 1, whichlform the guideway for the planing implement hereinafter referred to, are bolted to the inner sides of the upper ends of a series `of sets of oppositely disposed uprights or posts 2 2, three of such sets ofposts being shown, one set at each end of the bench `and one set centrally thereof. y The lower ends of the uprights 2 2 are fastened to the inner edges of a pair of longitudinally extended base timbers o-r `boards 3 3 in turn mounted upon and'sec'ured to the bottom cross members 4.-4. For'holding the opposite end sets of the uprights 2 2 rigidly, they are braced by the metal cross bars 6 and 7 that join with the posts 2 and the timbers 3 and4, as shown. vThe upper edges of the guide timber 1 1, in practice, extend, above the posts, theA upper edges being in a plane slightly below the upper edges of a pair of longitudinal boards 80 8Oy secured upon the outside of the posts or uprights 2 2 and which extend the full length of the bench.

8 8 designate hanger bars pendent from one of the guide timbers 1 to which they are bolted and'9 is a bottom bar bolted to the lower ends of the hangers 8, and which eX- tends the full length of the bench.

` 10 designates a longitudinally extended bar, located between the opposite sets of uprights or posts 2, and which form a supporting member for the board whose edges are to be planed and the said bar is adjustably supported for vertical movement with respect to the planer guides 1 in the manner best shown in Figs. 1 and 3, from which it will be noticed the bar 10 at each end, has a laterally projected bracket 11 formed with a vertical threaded aperture 12 for receiving the vertically positioned adjusting screw shafts 13 Whose lower ends have stepped bearings in brackets 14 that are secured to und projected laterally from the bottom har 9.

By reason of arranging the several parts, so far as described, it is apparent that the board Whose edges are to be planed isedge Wise siuqportcd upon the bar 10, and since the said bar is vertically adjustable, the up-j per edge ci' the board to be planed can be readily brought into the desired positionl relatively 'to the guide members 1 1.

The upper vends of the screw shafts are journaled in brackets 15 4that project inwardly from one of the side boards 80, vit being iuiderstood that the :screw rods are so mounted that lby `turning them, in opposite directions, kthe board 'supportii'ig bar 10 can be raised or lowered, as desired.

The rods 153 may be provided with vturning handles "16, at the loiver fend, as shown in but f'tor moreconveniently actuat-- ing them they are preferably provided with bevel pinions 17 for engaging with like pinions 1 on the crank shafts 19-'19.

lt should be stated that "the supporting bar 10 is narrow, that is, of less thickness than the thickness of the usual run of boards to be edged and since the said bar 10 is held close up against the lower end of the hang ers 8, it follows thatone face of the boards to be planed extends beyond the outer `i'ace or the barlO, such arrangement `ot parts kbeinfi provided to permit 'or' 'using a simple means for holding` the 'board to be edged clamped tightly against the hangers 8 and for such purpose hangerbars `20-2O are pendently held from the innerendsof a. :pair of horizontal adjusting screw rods y21-21 that pass through threaded socket plates 22-22 secured on one of the longitudinal boards 8O in which 'the crank shafts before referred to are also mounted. The inner ends `or' rods 21 have a swivel connection with keepers "2-1 on lthe upper end of l'the hanger bars 20 and the lower ends of the said bars have large apertures '25 for loosely riding on stud bolts 26 that are made tast to and are projected inivarclly from the bar 9. y

27-27 designate heads on the rods 21'or turning them, it being 'understood 'that 4by the proper manipulation `or the said rods`21, the bars 2O will `be moved in'iva'rdly against the board to `be edged and thereby clamp such board rmly against lthe hangers '9.

28 designates `the top `or bench board which is or' such Widtha'nd 'length that when closed down it forms a 'bench table upon which the board 'to be edged 'can be laid ilativise for being p'la'nedjon its 'dat side.

29 is a transverse board or stop piece s`ecured on one end or' the board 28 against which the 'dat board `rests during the operation of planing the flat sides and '30 desig* natos a cross cleat on the underside oi the ltop board which, when the board is closed over the 4topof the bench engages notches 31 in the side boards 80. The board 28 is hingedto one ofthe side boards 80, the connection being such that when swung back y"the said board 28 Will hang1 to the vertical position ilatwise over one side of the bench.

32 designates the planer Which includes side ianges 323-33 for riding upon the upper edges of the planer guide l.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, the complete arrangement, the manner in which my improved bench is used and the advantages 'thereof will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which itrelates.

l/Vhen the top lboard is swung dovvn my bench can be used 'as an ordinary Work benehand since the ope 1ative parts that are used when edging a board are covered, there is little or no 'danger of the said parts becoming impaired by using the bench for ordinary purposes.

1What 1 claim is:

1. ln'a Work bench, the combination of a `framing that `includes a plurality or' oppositely disposed uprights, a horizontal guide 'rail secured Vupon the inner side of the upper ends of the said oppositely'disposed uprights, 'meansfor holding the beard to be planed edgeivise between the guides and other devices for 'adjusting the said board holding means for moving vthe beard vertically lrelatively to "the guides and the planer, the said means comprising a longitudinally disposed barthat forms a rest for the board and feed yscrew connections Ithat connect the bar andthe framing for raising and iloufering the bar, the said other means 'includ-ing hangers rigidly held at one side koi"- the board supporting bar, 'other hangers loosely 'supported on the other side por the said supporting vrbar and screw rod devices 'operable from one side ofthe bench framing lcr moving the loosely held hangers up against the board 'to VV'clamp it against the 'iXedly held hangers. n y 2. In afivork'be'nch, the combination of a 4framine that 'includes a plurality 'or oppositely disposed iiprights, horizontal guide rails mounted -upon the 'upper "e'nds of the said uprights, means'for supporting a board edgewisebetiveen the rails to be engaged kby the planer, said means consisting of a longitudinal :bar of 'a thickness less than that `or lthe board to 'be planed 'having a lateral bracket at each end provided with an internally threadedvertical aperture, upper and lower lixedly 1held brackets, screw shafts mounted on 'the upper nand vlower brackets and engaging the threaded 'apertures in the brackets in the board supporting bar, means for turning the screw shaftsfio'r raising and loweringthe `said bar, and'other means operable from one side of the bench framing for devices operable from the side of the bench clamping and holding the board to be for clamping the loosely held bars against pla-ned to its vertically adjusted positions the said board. said other means including loosely sup- THEODORE SWANSON. ported clamping bars for engaging that face Witnesses:

of the boa-rd that extends beyond the front A. E. FEHLMAN,

face of the longitudinal supporting bar and P. A. SWANSON.

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